![](https://cannatechtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/imageedit_3_3842306234-768x480.jpg)
U.S. Patent on Cannabis to Earn Millions for Government and Big Pharma
Fun fact: the U.S. Government held a patent on certain cannabinoids for 16 years. The National Institute of Health (NIH) licensed certain pharmaceutical companies to use some of these patented